The newly elected Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayor Garry Webber was celebrating his win this afternoon with his family, when he spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times at his home.
The ex-Tauranga Boys' College pupil attributed some of the values he learnt at school, such as respect for others, integrity and honesty, to why the Western Bay chose him as mayor.
"I think I've carried those things through my campaign.
"I tell it the way it is. I'm not a spin doctor," he said.
Mr Webber said he wanted to build on former mayor Ross Patterson's "great" work in the Western Bay.